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Asked: June 11, 20262026-06-11T20:57:31+00:00 2026-06-11T20:57:31+00:00

I want to make vim open all files of type *.asm with the syntax

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I want to make vim open all files of type *.asm with the syntax set to nasm so I don’t have to type :set syntax=nasm every time I fire up vim.

I’m sure there’s something I can put in my .vimrc file?

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    2026-06-11T20:57:32+00:00Added an answer on June 11, 2026 at 8:57 pm

    Add this to your vimrc file

    au BufRead,BufNewFile *.asm set filetype=nasm
    

    Anytime a buffer read or creates a new file with the extension .asm it will format it with the nasm file syntax

    au is short for autocmd you can find out more by using :h au

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